Some colleagues and I have been wondering how to get ahold of origins of certain facts that are these days just widely accepted.
For example, as we are researching on skin, we would like to find out who actually "discovered" the structure of the skin and therefore "coined" terms like stratum corneum, stratum granulosum, keratinocytes or fibroblasts.
This can of course be transferred to all other anatomy-related facts, like for example, who discovered the N. vagus and decided to call it that?
Is there a way of finding the original source of these things?
Thank you for your help!
Hi,
I think the best way to go would be to find a good medicine history textbook or to browse historical books regarding specific topics. As an example, the UK Medical Heritage library contains many very old textbooks that might have the historical reference you are looking for.
Good luck,
Nicolas
Hi,
This book looks useful:
https://books.google.com.au/books?id=5IBECgAAQBAJ&pg=PA213&lpg=PA213&dq=history+of+skin+nomenclature&source=bl&ots=CnbRHH0poU&sig=ACfU3U2yF57Zr0i0tXGeQ-DXLWgaX0iIew&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjhpOSJ1MHhAhXlQ3wKHfiVD2MQ6AEwB3oECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=history%20of%20skin%20nomenclature&f=false
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